topic Re: Action to open URL in AJAX in QlikView

Action to open URL in AJAX

hopkinsc — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:16:04 GMT

Hi All,

i am trying to get a button to work to open up a PDF that is stored on the server. the button works when using the IE plugin but not in AJAX (using CHROME or FIREFOX). does anyone know if there is a work around or is this just something that doesnt work in AJAX?

i have tried OPEN URL and LAUNCH.

many thanks

Re: Action to open URL in AJAX

adamdavi3s — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:27:23 GMT

Hi Chris,

I am getting the same behaviour with QV12 and Chrome.

Re: Action to open URL in AJAX

hopkinsc — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:25:04 GMT

Hi Adam, i thought i read somewhere that some security settings can be changed in Chrome that will fix it but i can't seem to find the settings i need to change.

i was hoping that someone could point me in the right direction or tell me if it just doesn't work in AJAX

Re: Action to open URL in AJAX

Anil_Babu_Samineni — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:29:36 GMT

Are you sure, Does Button is working over there in IE. Try to share application. You just added simple button or anything else. Hope this is not a bug.

Re: Action to open URL in AJAX

martinpohl — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:38:44 GMT

it seems that there are diffenrent behavior betweeb client/plugin and AJAX.

I've found a solution, never tested before:

1- QMC > System > Setup > Qlikview webserver > web > Root folders
2- Click the green “+” button
3- Add a virtual folder name and then the path of the folder in which the files are stored
4- In the QlikView application, add a button object
5- Properties > Actions > Add action
6- Select the "Open URL" action
7- The URL must be " HTTP://<hostname>/<name of the virtual folder>/<file name with extension>
ex. http://Coolservername/tempfolder/sales of 2012.pdf.

Regards

Re: Action to open URL in AJAX

hopkinsc — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:41:56 GMT

Hi, its just a simple button with the action of open URL with the UNC path of the PDF on the server.

yes it works in IE Plugin.

this is using V11.2 SR 15

Re: Action to open URL in AJAX

adamdavi3s — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:49:39 GMT

I've tried various paths and OPEN URL is not the answer, if you look at the paths it is trying to open it isn't going to work AFAIK!

I've tried many different path formats

Launch application is probably the better option, if there is a combination of settings to make that work!

Re: Action to open URL in AJAX

adamdavi3s — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:58:54 GMT

I'm pretty sure this is a limitation of AJAX (Webview is the same) I've always used plugin until recently so hadn't come across this issue either

Re: Action to open URL in AJAX

hopkinsc — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:04:06 GMT

thats great, thanks Martin, this worked for me.

Re: Action to open URL in AJAX

adamdavi3s — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:15:59 GMT

Genius